Dr. Das is presently Professor of Medicine and Professor and Head of Endocrinology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Science. He was former Senior Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology, Head of Department of Endocrinology and Dean and Medical Superintendent of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry. He has completed his M.B.B.S., M.D. (Medicine), Ph.D, D.N.B., F.A.M.S., F.I.C.P., F.A.C.P., F.R.C.P. He has trained overseas as Commonwealth Fellow in Diabetes at the Diabetic Department, Kings College Hospital, London. He is also trained as Fellow in Molecular Biology at Centre for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm.

Dr. Das has taught the medical undergraduates and postgraduates in Medicine and Diabetology for more than 33 years. He is member of Physicians Research Foundation (PRF) of Association of Physicians of India (API). He is appointed Chairman/Member of various national programs like Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP), National Program for prevention and control of diabetes, CVD and stroke, Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) of ICMR on NCD, ICMR Task Force on Diabetes in the Young, mapping diabetes in India and in the INDIAB study of ICMR (a mega diabetes epidemiology study), WHO Collaborating Centre on NCD (Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Research Centre), Chennai, Development of Guidelines for Diabetes by the Association of Physicians of India and by the Indian Council of Medical Research. He has also been nominated as the Chairman of the ICMR National Task Force on Gestational Diabetes. He was the Founder Director of Indian Institute of Diabetes, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

He has also been the National President/Vice-President of various National Associations such as Diabetic Foot Society of India, Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group India (DIPSI), Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI), Association of Physicians of India (API), and Indian College of Physicians. He was the member of the Physician's Research Forum of API for past 2 years. He is the recipient of Life Time Achievement Dr. Jivraj Mehta Award by The Association of Physicians of India. He has various contributions in the field of Research. He has 74 research papers to his credit published in International and National Journals, in addition to books and chapters in books.

E-mail: ashokdas82@gmail.com

Dr. Mithal (Padma Bhushan & B. C. Roy Awardee) Member Governing Council, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is presently the Chairman and Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes Division at Medanta, the Medicity where he has established one of India’s premier diabetes and endocrinology centre.

Dr. Mithal was the first DM in Endocrinology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (1987), and subsequently served on the faculty at Sanjay Gandhi PGI, Lucknow (1988-1998) where he was instrumental in setting up the Department of Endocrinology. He served as a Senior Consultant, Endocrinology and Diabetes at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi (1998-2009).

Dr. Mithal is past Editor in Chief of Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Past President, Endocrine Society of India. He is a board member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation. Dr. Mithal has been the recipient of the Fogarty Fellowship (Harvard Medical School), Japan International Cooperation Agency Fellowship, Boy Frame award of the ASBMR, IOF Amgen Health Professionals Award and the Springer citation prize for his paper on “Global Vitamin D Status” 2013. He recently received the IOF president’s award. His major current areas of research interest include vitamin D nutrition in Indians, diabetes and heart and new therapies for diabetes.

E-mail: ambrishmithal@hotmail.com

Dr. Bhansali is presently the Professor and Head of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh. He was instrumental in setting up the newer assay technique for hormone estimation, state-of-art diabetic foot lab and facilities for clamp studies. He is the Ex-President of the Endocrine Society of India and the Founder President of the Punjab and Chandigarh Chapter of Research Society of Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI).

Dr. Bhansali has been the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, prominent among these are the Prof. M.N. Sen ICMR Award for Pituitary disorders, Prof. M. Vishwanathan Award for stem cell therapy in T2DM and, Prof. Shurvir Singh Award for research in diabetes, Dr. Deepak Banerjee Award, MNF Gold Medal Award for best research papers, Dr. P.N. Shah Memorial Oration Award for Metabolic Bone Disease and Dr. B C Roy Award. He has been visiting professor to the University of Graz, Austria.

Dr. Bhansali's work in the field of diabetes particularly on stem cell therapy in Type 2 Diabetes and newer modalities in the management of diabetic foot have been highly appreciated. Autologous stem cells therapy in T2DM has shown promising results. Newer development of off-loading systems, angioplasty and stem cells therapy in peripheral vascular disease has led to development of new centre for diabetic foot in the country. His work on newer test for establishing diagnosis of T2DM that is HbA1c has been well received, as he was the first to provide this data from Asia. He has published 400 articles in indexed, peer-reviewed International and National journals of repute in the field of Diabetes and Endocrinology. He is author of Clinical Rounds in Endocrinology vol 1 &2. He is consistently working on epidemiology of diabetes and stem cell therapy in type 2 diabetes.

E-mail: anilbhansaliendocrine@gmail.com

Dr. Sethi is a Consultant Endocrinologist in CARE Hospital, Hyderabad. He started as a Civil Assistant Surgeon in 1989 and went on to become Assistant Professor of Endocrinology in Osmania Medical College, 1991. He held the position for about 9 years. He held the position of Professor of Endocrinology in Gandhi Medical College & Hospital for around 5 years. Dr. Sethi completed his MBBS from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad in 1982, MD (Medicine) in 1986 and DM (Endocrinology) in 1988 both from PGIMER, Chandigarh.

He is a life member of Endocrine Society of India, Life Member Faculty of Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) and visiting faculty at NIN Hyderabad. He has over 38 publications to his credit.

E-mail:sethibipin54@gmail.com

Dr. Saboo, MD, PhD. is Chief Diabetologist & Chairman of Diabetes Care & Hormone Clinic at Ahmedabad, India. He is honoured with Fellowship of American College of Endocrinology (USA), American College of Physician (USA), International College of Nutrition (FICN), Royal College of Physicians (Glasgow), and MNAMS (Diabetology).

Recently, he was conferred Ph.D. in “Phenotyping & Genotyping of young Diabetic in India” by Gujarat University. He is involved in various epidemiological projects as a Principal Investigator for Gujarat in ICMR INDIAB Study, Indian Heart Watch Study (IHW) and SITE (Screening of Twin Epidemic) study. He is involved in diabetes awareness project supported by World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) along with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). He has presented many scientific papers in many National and International Conference and in peer reviewed journals. He is a regular invited faculty for many International & almost all National Conferences of Diabetes.

He is the Executive Secretary of Diabetes India, President of AIAARO (Indian Obesity Society), Hon. Secretary of Diabetes in Asia Study Group (DASG), Founder of NGO, Diabetes Care India and India Sweet Registry Project, Advisory Board Member of JAPI, Journal of Diabetology and JOMR and was Organizing Committee Member of IDF 2017, ABU Dhabhi. He is also the Expert of RSSDI Guidelines for management of Diabetes, ATTD CGM Guidelines & ISPAD Guidelines for Paediatric Diabetes. He is the Managing Editor for Sadikot's International Textbook of Diabetes. He has 47 Publications in Indexed Journals and have contributed chapters in various textbooks and monograms.

He has been awarded with Most Impactful Healthcare Leaders by World Health and wellness congress and awards. He completed many Public Awareness Projects under Diabetes Care India, such as; KADAM (Knowledge based Diabetes Awareness Movement), IDEA (Intensive Diabetes Education & Awareness) to STOP Heart Attack, Multiple Diabetes Clinic along with AMC with support of WDF and Improve standard of Care for Type 1 Diabetes in Gujarat (Supported by WDF). He also launched a Project "Diabetes Free India – 2030", which was acknowledged by then Hon'ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee.

E-mail: banshisaboo@hotmail.com;banshisaboo98@gmail.com

Dr. Saikia graduated in 1971 (Best Graduate) and obtained the MD (General Medicine) degree in 1976 from Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh. Thereafter he went to Addenbrooke's Hospitals, Cambridge, UK, for a 3 years Post-Doctoral course in Endocrinology on a State(Assam) overseas scholarship scheme.

He joined Guwahati Medical College as Registrar of Medicine. In 1986 he joined the newly created Endocrinology unit and retired in 2011 as Professor and Head, Department of Endocrinology. He has recently joined as a National Expert for the Certificate Course in Diabetology (eCCD) of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh. He is life member of various National Associations and was the immediate Past President of the North Eastern Diabetes Society and Chairman of the Assam State Chapter of the RSSDI. He has delivered guest lectures within and outside the country. He has 50 publications in national and international journals and is associated with different research and PMS studies. He received the “Lifetime Achievement award” of CODE, 13, Kolkata. He has recently delivered Prof. Biren Singh Memorial Oration at Imphal (2018) and Prof. B. R. Sengupta Oration at Siliguri (2019).

E-mail: drmihirsaikia@rediffmail.com

Dr. Tandon is an endocrinologist by training, with interest in chronic disease epidemiology across the life course; genetics of complex disorders and intervention studies to address cardiometabolic risk. He is Head of the Department of Endocrinology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

He has conducted large scale epidemiology studies in children and adults evaluating the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors and their associations. He has conducted genetic studies for T2DM and childhood obesity, the first such in South Asia, which support the dominant association of beta cell structure and function genes in South Asian T2DM. Similarly, his work in the field of childhood obesity genetics has revealed strong associations with inflammatory pathway and adipocytokine genes. He is currently involved in quantitative and qualitative research to evaluate the measurements and determinants of childhood obesity across multiple Indian sites. This has provided new insights to the burden of disease and the individual, household, and society level factors associated with childhood obesity - a precursor to adult chronic disease. As an investigator in the New Delhi Birth Cohort, he have had the opportunity to evaluate the impact of early life characteristics on adult disease and risk factors, with special reference to diabetes and its pathogenetic pathways. He also leads the Technical Coordinating Unit for the Youth Onset Diabetes Registry supported by the Indian Council of Medical Research, allowing valuable information on the natural history, clinical presentations, complications and management issues in people with diabetes presenting in childhood and adolescence.

He has also been involved in several intervention studies which have evaluated strategies targeting patient, clinic and more recently health system level factors. He has been involved in translational research with special emphasis on using technology including m-health for implementing interventions with encouraging results. He is also a Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Sciences (India), and has been conferred the Dr. B.C. Roy Award and Padma Shri by the Government of India.

E-mail: nikhil_tandon@hotmail.com

Dr. Jayakumar is at present working as Director and CEO of Indian Institute of Diabetes, Trivandrum, and also the senior consultant in Endocrinology at Aster Medcity. He was previously Professor of Endocrinology and Diabetes at AIMS, Cochin, where he started DM course in Endocrinology, which was the first one, in South India. He graduated from Trivandrum Medical College and did his post graduate training in the same institution and passed MD in general Medicine in 1973. Later on, he did DM (Endocrinology) from PGIMER, Chandigarh in 1977. He was the first candidate in India to pass the DipNB examination in Endocrinology in 1978 and later on given MNAMS.

In 1982, he passed the MRCP examination from U.K. and later on conferred FRCP in 1995. He has worked in various medical colleges in the State and was Prof. and Head of Medicine in Trivandrum and Kottayam Medical College. Dr. Jayakumar is interested in Clinical Endocrinology and especially Thyroid disorders and Pubertal Disorders. He is the founder editor in chief of Thyroid Research in Practice Journal and is in the Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Endocrinology. He was awarded the Best Research Doctor of IMA Academy of Medical Specialties in 2000 and was given Best Professional Award of Indian Diabetic Education Association in 2008. Later on he was awarded the life time achievement award by the Kerala chapter of API.

Dr. Jayakumar is the founder President of Indian Thyroid Society and was previously the President of Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India. He was also the past President of Endocrine Society of India. He has 36 publications in various Journals.

E-mail: rvjkumar46@gmail.com

Dr. Wangnoo is currently heading the Apollo Centre of Obesity, Diabetes and Endocrinology (ACODE) at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi. He is trained in medicine from Banaras Hindu University; he did his DM specialization in endocrinology in the year 1984. His area of research interests have been of the disturbances of metabolism found in people with diabetes, especially in relation to insulin therapy, and in the optimal design and implementation of insulin regimens using new and conventional insulin preparations, and the development and use of other new medications.

Apart from diabetes, his other areas of interest lie in thyroid, reproductive endocrinology and pituitary disorders, on which he has numerous publications. He played a major role in developing international evidence-based clinical guidelines pertaining to Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG). He is also the life member of various national and International bodies on endocrinology and diabetes. He is actively involved in lecturing and teaching on the management of diabetes, the organization of diabetes care and diabetes guidelines are a major part of his activity for local, national, and international congresses, and the meetings of many transnational societies. He is presently the Academic Coordinator of the DNB endocrinology program at Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.

E-mail: subhashwang@hotmail.com

Dr. Srikanta, MD, FEDM, FACE, is: (a) Senior Consultant Endocrinology Diabetes Medicine and Gardner (Mentor), (b) former Medical Director, Samatvam Endocrinology Diabetes Center, Jnana Sanjeevini Medical Center and Diabetes Hospital, and (c) Founder and former Managing Trustee Samatvam: Science and Research for Human Welfare Trust [premier health care institutions focusing on Science - Spirituality synthesis in the context of health care, education, research and social work / charity], in Bangalore, India, where he is working since 1993.

He was a Post Graduate MD [Internal Medicine] from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India (1978). He was a Fellow in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism from Duke University Medical Center, USA (1981). He was a Fellow, Faculty and Investigator, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Joslin Diabetes Center, USA (1982).

His initial research work, which began in India (1978) [Profile and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes and immunoassays for islet cell autoantibodies], and then subsequently blossomed in USA (1981), was focused on islet beta cell life, death and immortality? - destruction, degeneration, regeneration, protection, preservation, immortality etc. His scientific work has led to fundamental discoveries in the pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of autoimmune beta cell destruction, pre type 1 diabetes, molecular biology and functions of islet cell antigens and auto antigens etc. His discoveries included the elucidation of preclinical autoimmune beta cell dysfunction and destruction, the documentation of the anamnestic autoimmune beta cell destructive phenomenon [recurrent autoimmune insulitis during monozygotic twin to twin transplants], and the identification and molecular and functional characterization of a novel series of islet and endocrine cell differentiation antigens. These pioneering and foundation discoveries, have paved the way for a large body of subsequent scientific work globally, towards preclinical prediction and prevention of type 1 diabetes in animal models, and potentially in humans. Antigen specific islet beta cell vaccination, targeted immunotherapy, and eradication of type 1 diabetes remain highly cherished goals of scientists' worldwide.

During this period, Dr. Srikanta was one of the youngest [age 29] Faculty at Harvard Medical School and Joslin Diabetes Center, and the Clinical Investigator Awardee and Physician Scientist of National Institute of Health, USA. Returning to India in 1987, relevant to the contemporary Indian society, his research and service focus changed almost diametrically from molecular biology to “molecular sociology” of diabetes mellitus. His mission was to design and implement state of art health care delivery in the field of Endocrinology Diabetes, relevant to all socioeconomic sections of the nation, with an emphasis on diabetes care in resource limited settings. Besides demonstrating and disseminating socially relevant and cost effective unique diabetes patient care, health education and empowerment programs and models throughout the country, he continued to train and nurture, a large number of young Endocrinologists Diabetologists [as well as other medical specialists], Diabetes Educators, Physician Assistants, MBBS, MD and PhD students, Community Health/Social Workers, Health Administrators etc, who themselves have risen to higher echelons of science, medicine and health care world over [India, USA and other parts of overseas]. He has served (1988) as Assistant Director, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism [Indian Council of Medical Research], at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. He has also served (1992) as Professor and Head of Department Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Chief, Center for Endocrine Sciences at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.

He was a Visiting Professor at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Pancreas and islet transplantation program), and Visiting Clinician at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, and University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, USA. He is a Fellow of American College of Endocrinology (FACE). Since 1994, Dr. Srikanta has been serving as Honorary Senior Consultant, Faculty and Investigator at the nation's premier National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India, making major contributions to patient care, teaching and research in the interdisciplinary fields of neuroendocrinology and neurometabolism – working with students and faculty of the Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology etc. Dr. Srikanta also serves as Research Mentor and Guide [PhD students, Post Graduate Students, Post-Doctoral Fellows] and Scientific Collaborator/Investigator at the nation's pinnacle scientific institution - Indian Institute of Science [Specific Collaboration: Center for Nano Science and Engineering], Bangalore, India. Besides his role as Senior Consultant at Samatvam Endocrinology Diabetes Center and Jnana Sanjeevini Medical Center and Diabetes Hospital, over the last 3 decades Dr. Srikanta [with the Samatvam Team] also serves as a Visiting Senior Consultant at various secondary and tertiary care hospitals [Sagar Hospital and Shanthi Hospital and Research Center etc] in the city of Bangalore, India, serving every year thousands of patients and families, requiring inpatient, emergency and critical care.

Through sheer passion, hard work and perseverance [against all odds], during the long years of his service to India and its people, Dr Srikanta has consolidated his mission and vision through the founding and nurturing of a network of unique medical institutions “Samatvam Jnana Sanjeevini”, located in Bangalore, India. Samatvam – Jnana Sanjeevini represents a group of health care and medical institutions that specialize in treating and managing diabetes with other endocrine metabolic disorders. Samatvam's motto is “Service with devotion”. The core philosophy is the integration of Science and Spirituality, in the context of health care. Founded in 1993, Samatvam (= equanimity) has four core service areas: health care, education, research and social work. Currently, the institutions serve through 4 major day care clinical facilities [and several affiliated secondary and tertiary care hospitals]. Every year comprehensive and continued medical care is provided to around 25,000 people in the outpatient clinics, 5000 more through inpatient and emergency hospital care, and very many more through the community outreach programs. The 3 major and innovative community/public service projects of Samatvam Trust, namely DISHA, DOSTI and DEEPA, reach out and provide FREE diabetes care to the economically underprivileged and marginalized segments of our society [service to the bottom of the socioeconomic pyramid] and, disseminate professional medical education to health professionals at all levels [Igniting the minds].

In 2018, Dr S Srikanta was decorated with the most prestigious Dr BC Roy Award: Indian Medical Association – Karnataka, in recognition of “selfless and outstanding” lifetime services and contribution in the field of Medicine [Clinical and Community service, Medical education, Research and Social service], one of the topmost honour in the field in India. In 2019, Dr S Srikanta has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London), in recognition of his pioneering contributions to the field of medicine. The highest accolade the Royal College can give is the Honorary Fellowship, which is given to distinguished individuals who have made very important contributions to medical science and the development of the profession across the globe. It is hoped that in the coming years, the “Samatvam Model” of diabetes health care delivery [holistic care, cost subsidy, social engineering and empowerment], innovative medical education, socially relevant scientific research and compassionate public service [with special focus on poor and needy] can and will be replicated in other parts of the country, and other societies in a similar milieu across the globe.

E-mail: samatvam@gmail.com

Dr. Pendsey is the Director of Diabetes clinic & Research Centre. He is also the managing trustee of "Dream Trust", a charitable trust for diabetic children. He is also the Chairman of National Diabetic Foot Education Program DFEP I, II & III to educate 1000 physicians across India through multiple Workshops & Seminars.

He has been the recipient of several prestigious national & international awards including Outstanding young person Maharashtra, 1993, Senior Hoechst Oration Award by API, 1997, International Amputation Prevention Award of US $ 2500, V. V. Essay Award of $ 2000, Vishwanathan Gold Medal Oration, 2008, Sam GP Moses Oration Gold Medal, 2009, Thomas Award of 5000 EUROS for Diabetes Charity awarded in Germany, 2013, Gold medal & DFSI oration PGI Chandigarh 2015, Excellence in Diabetic Foot National Award, 2017, Global Award by Nagpur First for charity work, and 3rd DMDEA Honour Lecture Award Gold Medal” by Mohan's International Diabetes Update 2018.

He has authored two books, "Practical management of Diabetes" & "Diabetic Foot: A Clinical Atlas". He was the President of RSSDI in 1995; he was the organizing chairman of the first national workshop on Podiatry in Diabetic Foot in 1999. He has been guest lecturer in various conferences & symposiums all around India & other countries including Finland, USA, France, Australia, Dubai and South Africa. He has also published his work in many national and international journals.

E-mail: sharadpendsey2015@gmail.com

Dr. Joshi is the President of IAD (Indian Academy of Diabetes) and HSI (Hypertension Society of India). He is the past President of API (Association of Physicians of India), ESI (Endocrine Society of India) and RSSDI (Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India). He was honoured with prestigious Padma Shri Award from Honourable President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee in 2014. He is a faculty at Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals in Endocrinology. Dr. Shashank R. Joshi is practicing Endocrinologist and Diabetologist who has topped all years of MBBS, MD, and DM with Gold Medals.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology (USA), American College of Physicians (USA) and the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Glasgow, London and Edinberg). He has more than 600 research publications to his credit. He is the Hon. Emeritus Editor of JAPI (Journal of The Association of Physicians of India), Ex Editor of Indian Journal of Obesity, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Indian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics and several other leading medical journals. He is affiliated to several leading hospitals of the city including Lilavati & Bhatia Hospitals. He is the Past President, AIAARO (All India Association of Advancement for Research in Obesity, IASO Affiliate), Chapter Chair (India), American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE). He is visiting faculty to several Indian and International Universities. He is actively involved with evidence based work in Endocrinology including Diabetes, Obesity, Thyroid, Osteoporosis and Growth. He was awarded “International Clinician of the year 2012” by the American College of Endocrinology.

E-mail:shashank.sr@gmail.com

Dr. Chowdhury DTM&H, MD (General Medicine), DM (Endocrinology), MRCP (UK) is Professor and Head, Department of Endocrinology, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Calcutta. He is Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. He was a Past President, Endocrine Society of India and a Founder Patron, South Asian Federation of Endocrine Societies. He is Member, Research Committee, Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI). He is also Member, Subject Expert Committee, Central Drug Standard Control Organization, Govt. of India.

He is a PhD guide and is an examiner in Endocrinology in DM and DNB courses. He is a regular invited speaker at National Conferences on Diabetes and Endocrinology for more than 20 years and Principal Investigator in several International Registration Clinical Trials over last 15 years. He has published 170 papers in peer-reviewed National and International Journals.

E-mail: subhankar.chowdhury@gmail.com

Dr. Bajaj MD, DM (Endocrinology AIIMS) and FRCP from each of London, Glasgow and Edinburgh, is currently Director-Professor and Head of Medicine, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, India. She has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the UP Diabetes Association (UPDA) and Lifetime achievement award for outstanding services in the field of Diabetes and Metabolic disorders.

Her major contribution is towards studies on Diabetes, Obesity and Growth. Dr Bajaj has almost 200 publications in peer reviewed journals, monograms and books. She has been awarded numerous Orations and Fellowships. In her capacity as scientific chair, she has successfully organized well attended scientific programs on Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic disorders, diabetes exhibitions, camps and has been involved in several National Diabetes Projects.

She is holding and has held many prestigious posts of National Societies across India. She is Editor in Chief, ESI Manual of Endocrinology 1st and 2nd edition and on the Editorial Committee of several peer reviewed journals. Dr Sarita Bajaj has been invited as faculty at both national & international forum. Honours have bestowed upon her in the scientific and public field for her enormous contribution to the medical fraternity and society in endocrine education and awareness.

E-mail: drsarita.bajaj@gmail.com

Dr. V. Mohan is the Chairman and Chief of Diabetology at Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre at Chennai in South India which is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Non-communicable Diseases Prevention and Control and IDF Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care. Dr. Mohan oversees a chain of 48 diabetes centres across 10 states of India and has over 450,000 registered diabetes patients in his centres. He is also President and Director of the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation which is Asia's largest standalone diabetes research centre.

Deeply interested in research from his undergraduate medical student days, Dr. Mohan has published over 1180 papers in peer reviewed journals which is perhaps a world record by a practicing doctor. This includes 775 original articles, 259 review articles and invited editorials and 153 chapters to text-books on Diabetes. His research work has a h-index of 112 and has attracted over 80,000 citations.

Dr. Mohan has trained over a large number of physicians & diabetologists in addition to Nurses, Educators and Technicians. Dr. Mohan has received over 170 awards including the prestigious Dr. B.C. Roy National Award by the Medical Council of India and the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centenary Award from the Indian Council of Medical Research, the highest award for Biomedical research in India. Recently he was conferred the Dr. Harold Rifkin Distinguished International Service in the Cause of Diabetes Award by the American Diabetes Association and he is the first Indian to receive this award.

For his extensive contribution in the field of diabetes, in 2012 Dr. Mohan was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri, given by the Govt. of India.

E-mail: drmohans@diabetes.ind.in

Dr. Vijay Viswanathan is currently the Head & Chief Diabetologist of M.V. Hospital for Diabetes & Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, Chennai. He completed his MD in Internal Medicine and was awarded Gold medal in final MD examination. He was also awarded Ph.D. in Medicine by Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Madras on the study of Diabetic Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetes. He was also honoured with the first 'VIVIAN FONSECA SCHOLAR AWARD' for the paper on TB-DM by the American Diabetes Association during June 2013 in Chicago, USA.

He has been actively involved in Research particularly with focus on Diabetes and its complications, especially Diabetic Nephropathy and Diabetic Foot. He has published over 350 original articles in peer reviewed International and National journals especially on Diabetic kidney diseases and Prevention of foot Amputation in Diabetes. He is currently Associate Editor for International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries International Journal (IJDDC) RSSDI official journal. He has organized 5 International Conferences on diabetic foot and trained over 2000 physicians in preventing foot amputation related to diabetes.

He has been conferred with the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, London / Glasgow in 2009 / 2010. He was appointed by the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University as Adjunct Professor in 2010, has been a member of the National Governing Body of the Association of Physicians of India. He is the National Executive member for Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI). He was conferred the Fellowship of the Indian College of Physicians, Association of Physicians of India in February, 2013.

E-mail: drvijay@mvdiabetes.com